Baptisms

tracyd21 · December 2012

Where did you find a gown?

How many people did you invite and where did you have it?

We're scheduled for 2/10. I'm afraid this will be a circus. I have no idea where to draw the line with invites.

JenD1018 · December 2012

MIL made the gown so we were lucky there.

We have a very large family but I drew the line at our grandparents, parents and siblings - in total, it was 20 people. I just didn't want to make a big thing out of it and wanted to be able to just relax at my MIL's house afterwards instead of having a huge party.

Don't feel guilty about doing what you want to do.

mzovoce · December 2012

We invited everyone that was invited to our wedding, 100 people! But it was just family and 10 close friends. I don't think I am the best on perspective. That little country church was PACKED

tracyd21 · December 2012

JenD1018:
MIL made the gown so we were lucky there.

We have a very large family but I drew the line at our grandparents, parents and siblings - in total, it was 20 people. I just didn't want to make a big thing out of it and wanted to be able to just relax at my MIL's house afterwards instead of having a huge party.

Don't feel guilty about doing what you want to do.

That's the thing - immediate family alone is ~40 people. DH's only has a few extra family members that we would include...but my side is ridiculously huge and baptisms are a big event. I think we will probably end up with close to 100. I don't think there is a way around it.

babe2331 · December 2012

Don't know where you are located, but you could try the St. Jude Shop or Boystown/Girlstown (on Passyunk Avenue) or Little Beth Boutique (a few doors down from Chickie's and Pete's in South Philly).

I agree with pps- do whatever you think is best for the party/luncheon that is within your means and don't worry about what others think. I am already cringing for when we baptize LO. We don't talk to some of DH's immediate family, and I know they will expect to be invited just because they are his sister or whatever which will thus cause drama because they thrive on it.

ering1115 · December 2012

tracyd21:

Where did you find a gown? Children's Clothing Patch (they have shops in Wayne, New Hope-ish and somewhere else near Philly) or you can check St. Jude Shops.

How many people did you invite and where did you have it? A crap ton. We probably invited about 100 and had about 60 show up. We had it at one of the swanky conference/party rooms at DH's office (he does fundraising for a living so this isn't as strange as it seems).

We're scheduled for 2/10. I'm afraid this will be a circus. I have no idea where to draw the line with invites. Do whatever you are comfortable with. Immediate family brunch or a big party.... it is about what you want, what you can afford, and how much time you have to plan.

letranger · December 2012

No way I could invite 100 people. Do not want. We did parents, siblings and my two aunts one uncle since they are my immediate family. We did it on Easter also preventing a million people.

ValAndRyan · December 2012

We got Logan's outfit at sears. We have huge families and lots of close friends. We decided to invite DH's sibling, our parents, just our aunt's and uncles (no cousins) and our close friends. It was still semi-big but good. We had a luncheon at a place in Willow Grove. It was really nice.

babe2331 · December 2012

Just saw your other response. You are in the winter, which is a good thing. Sundays and luncheons also equal cheaper rates. Is there a local catering hall you could use where everything would be included? A fire hall or some other type of hall where you would just pay a rental fee for the hall and bring your own food or have someone cater it? Since it's a baptism, I wouldn't worry about alcohol other than maybe wine.

eSynergy · December 2012

Oliver wore a velour one-piece from Ralph Lauren (instead of a gown). It was really cute! Not sure if this link will work, but they seem to have a bunch of options...

http://www.ralphlauren.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2047543&cp=2048081.2047535&f=GenericColor/POLO/White&fbc=1&fbn=GenericColor|White

We only invited about 5 people, so I'm no help. We wanted to keep it small! (It was the godparents, my parents, and my brother). It was either that, or have it be a massive party which we didn't want. Once you invite one aunt/cousin, it leads to so many more people.

MsKellDel · December 2012

Anna actually wore mine for the ceremony then I switched her into an ivory party type dress from the gap for the luncheon. We had about 50 people at a local BYOB. This was just immediate family and godparents with their family

Jamiedoll01 · December 2012

With both kids, we used the gown that my dad, his siblings, and then all of my cousins and me and my siblings wore. It's beautiful with old lace.

As for the party...with Aisling we had the same issue as you- huge families and wanting to include friends, etc. We wound up renting a hall and having it catered-there were about 85 people. It was insane.

With Declan, we just invited our parents, siblings, grandmoms, aunts, uncles, first cousins- and still had about 40.

I feel your pain.

tracyd21 · December 2012

babe2331:
Just saw your other response. You are in the winter, which is a good thing. Sundays and luncheons also equal cheaper rates. Is there a local catering hall you could use where everything would be included? A fire hall or some other type of hall where you would just pay a rental fee for the hall and bring your own food or have someone cater it? Since it's a baptism, I wouldn't worry about alcohol other than maybe wine.

I am looking at the fire hall around the corner. The rental fee is $550. Blah. Catering quotes are blowing me away but there is no way I am making food for 100 people. And I have to make sure I have gluten-free and nut/sesame seed free options. I know caterers are good about that stuff but it limits options on what I can pick as entrees because I fear cross-contamination with the nut/seed allergy as it is extremely severe.

kross605 · December 2012

Once again my access is goofy and I cant see your post but I did see this reply so Im guessing this is your question(s)

tracyd21:

Where did you find a gown? I got the gown at this website: www.christeningshop.com

How many people did you invite and where did you haveit? Something like 30 people and we had it at a restaurant in Media thats known for hosting showers and similar events.

We're scheduled for 2/10. I'm afraid this will be a circus. I have no idea where to draw the line with invites. I think its really up to you and whats typical for your family. Im not sure theres a "Right" way to do it. Our motivation was cost as we really couldnt afford to pay for lunch for loads of people but our house was too small to host it ourselves so we kept it to family and close friends. In the end I think we had about 20 people for lunch and a few more that just made the ceremony at the church.

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